COST ESTIMATION FOR THE COLLECTION OF INPUT SUBSTRATE

(BIOGAS PILOT PROJECT IN LEKHNATH,KASKI)

(DRAFT)

Prepared by:

KaushalChandra G.C.
(ANNAPURNA URJA BIKASH PVT.LTD.)
A) OVER VIEW OF THE PROPOSED BIOGAS PILOT PROJECT(See
Annex 1)

LOCATION : Budi Bazzar, Lekhnath,Kaski

PLANT SIZE : 50 m3(Gas production)
SUBSTRATE :Mixed substrate(Corn stalk,Water hyacinth,Vegetable )
Weight of substrate:680kg
Corn stalk=350kg(51.47%)
Water hyacinth=200 kg(29.41%)
Vegetable waste=130kg(19.12%)

TEMPERATURE :370C
HRT :40 days
DIGESTER VOL. :115.1 m3
A)ESTIMATION OF INPUT SUBSTRATE

1) Volume Estimation OfWater Hyacinth in Phewa Lake:

1
Wet weight = (Estimated wet weight /Hectre/year) X (Total Area)X (Percentage Coverage)

=300t/ha/year x 443x0.024

=3189.6 tone/year

Dry weight= (Estimated dryweight /Hectre/year) X(Total Area) X (Percentage Coverage)

=36x443x0.024ton/year

=382.75 ton/year

Percentage Available for collection: 25%(Assumed)

Mass available=0.25x382.75 ton/year

=95.68 ton/ year

=0.262 ton/day

=262.15 kg/day (more than the required amount i.e. 200kg/day)

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1. KunatsaT , Madiye L, Chikuku T, Shonhiwa C, Musademba D (year) (Journal name) : Feasibility Study of Biogas
Production from Water Hyacinth, A Case of Lake Chivero,Harare, Zimbabwe

[Study by a team of Department of Fuels & Energy, Chinhoyi University of Technology and Department of
Mechanical Engineering ,University Of Zimbabwe]

2.A Report on Present Situation of JalKhumbiJhar and Alternative to Solve Prevailing Problem of JalKumbhi at
Fewa Lake , submitted by PSMC and PVTDC)-Annex 2
2)Estimation of Corn stalk from Lekhnath
Area considered: Lekhnath Ward No.:1,8
No.:1,8-15(Cluster1)

Total
al Area of land:14068225 sq.m.

Total average Land used for croping3:13316667 sq.m.

Average Corn Production3: 5149.93 ton

Residue to Product ratio(RPR)4:22

Crop Residue :10299.86 ton

:10299860 kg

Residue left unused: 50% of total residue

:5149930 kg

Left Residue feasible for collection: 5% of left residue (assumed)

:0.05*5149930

:257496.50kg

Residue available per day: 705 kg (more than required i.e. 350kg/day
/day)

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3.Annual Progress Book(F.Y.67/68,68/69,69,70)

67/68,68/69,69,70) published byRegional Agriculture Directorate, Pokhara, Nepal,
Nepal

4. A Report by A. Koopmans and J.Koppejan

Koppejan (Year) on Agricultural and Forest residues –Generation,
Generation, utilization
and Availability submitted to Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia
3)Estimation of Vegetable Waste from Pokhara Wholesale
Vegetable Store:

Total Vegetable imported per day: 20ton

Wastage5 : 25%

: 5 ton

:5000kg

Wastage available for collection : 20%

: 1000 kg/day (more than required i.e. 130kg/day)

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5 United States Agency for International Development (USAID),General Development Office, Kathmandu,
Nepal (Year) report on Nepal Economic Agriculture, and Trade Activity—Value Chain/ Market Analysis of the
Season Vegetable Sub-Sector in Nepal
B) COLLECTION COST

1) Cost for Water Hyacinth Collection from Fewa Lake

Distance from Lakeside to Budibazar6 :10.5 km

Two way distance : 21 km

Hour of operation @15km/h : 1.4 h

Extra time for loading and unloading : 0.75 h/trip

No of trips :1

Total time :2.15 h

No. of trips per day @ 8 hrs working time :8/2.15 =3.72 =4 trips

No. of non skilled workers(labour) :2

No. of skilled man power :1

Material per trip :5 ton=5000kg

Material collected per day :5X4 ton=20 ton=20000 kg

Fuel consumption :15 km/lit. =0.067 lit/km

Fuel consumption per trip :.067 X 21=1.4 lit

Price of fuel : NRs.109 /lit.

Wage of skilled man power(Driver) :1500/ day

Wage of unskilled manpower(Labour) :1000/day

Rate of truck hiring :NRs.2000/h= NRs.16000/ day

Cost of fuel per day : fuelprice Xfuel per tripX no of trips

:109X1.4X4= NRs.610.40

Cost of driver per day : NRs.1500

Cost of labour per day :1000X 2 =NRs. 20000

Cost of hiring truck per day :NRs.16000

Total cost per day : NRs.20,110.40

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6. Annex 4
Cost per kg :20110.40/20000=Nrs.1.00

Material required for 50 m3 pilot project(Mixed substrate): 200kg/day

Cost per day : NRs.200

Cost per month :NRs. 6083.33

Cost per year : NRs. 73,000.00

2) Cost of Vegetable Waste Collection from Wholesale Market

Distance from market to Budibazar7 : 6.5 km

Two way distance : 13 km

Hour of operation @15km/hour :0 .87 h

Extra time for loading and unloading : 0.75 h/trip

No of trips :1

Total time :1.61 h

No. of trip per day @ 8 hours working time :8/1.61 h =4.9 =5 trips

No. of non skill workers(labour) :2

No. of skilled man power :1

Material per trip :5 ton=5000kg

Material collected per day :5X5 ton=25 ton=25000 kg

Fuel consumption : 1litre per 15 km =0.067 lit/km

Fuel consumption per trip :0.067 X 13 =0..87 lit

Price of fuel : NRs 109 /lit.

Wage of skill man power(Driver) :NRs. 1500 / day

Wage of unskilled man power (Labour) :NRs.1000/day

Rate of truck hiring :NRs. 2000 /h = NRS. 16000/ day

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7. Annex 5
COST

Cost of fuel per day :rate of fuelXfuel per tripX no of trip

:109X0.87X 5= NRs.474.15

Cost of driver per day : NRs.1500

Cost of labour per day :1000X 2 =NRs. 20000

Cost of hiring truck per day :NRs.16000

Total cost per day : NRs.19974.14

Cost per kg :19974.14/25000=NRs.0.8

Material required for 50 m3 pilot project(Mixed substrate): 130kg/day

Cost per day : NRs.104

Cost per month :NRs 3163.33

Cost per year : NRs 37960.00

3) Cost of Collection of Corn Stalk from Lekhnath

Collection CentresDistance from Plant Hour of operation Total time hour No.of trip Total material

(Two way) (@15km/hour) (including0.75hr) (8hrs/day) (@5000kg/trip)

a)Bhandardhik 9 km 0.6 1.35 6 30000

b)Shishuwa 8.4 km 0.56 1.31 6 30000

c)Kharanephat 4km 0.26 1.0 8 40000

d)Kholakodil 4km 0.26 1.0 8 40000

e)SundariBazzar 2.2km 0.14 0.89 9 45000

Total kg 185000
Collection Centres Total fuel/trip Fuel per dayCost of fuelOther cost*Total Cost/day

(1/15km) (fuel/trip*trip) (per day) (8hrs/day) (Nrs.)

a)Bhandardhik .0.6 3.6 392.4 18500 18892.4

b)Shishuwa 0.56 3.36 336.24 18500 18836.2

c)Kharanephat 0.27 2.16 235.44 18500 18735.4

d)Kholakodil 0.27 2.16 235.44 18500 18735.4

e)SundariBazzar 0.15 1.35 147.15 18500 18647.1

Total cost 93846.5

(* cost of (labour+ driver + truck rent) =1500+1000+16000= Nrs18500)

No. of non skillworkers(labour) per day :2

No. of skilled man power per day :1

Rate of fuel : 109 /lit.

Rate of skill man power(Driver) :1500 per day

Rate of unskilled man power(Labour) :1000per/day

Rate of truk hiring :2000 per hour=16000 per day

Cost per kg= Total cost per day/total kg per day

= NRs. 0.507

Cost of material at collection centre: NRs1.00/kg

Total cost of collection :1.507/kg

Material required for 50 m3 pilot project(Mixed substrate):350 kg/day

Cost per day : NRs.527.45

Cost per month :NRs16043.27

Cost per year : NRs 192519.25

Average cost of collection per kg :(1.507+0.8+1)/3=Nrs1.102

Total cost of collection per day :(527.45+104+200)= NRs. 831.45

ANNEX 1:Design Worksheet

GAS PRODUCTION/
C) UTILIZATION

C:N Daily Biogas yield Gas Methane Methane VS

ratio input(kg) (m3/kg) production(m3/day) % gas(m3/day) TS% VS% load(kg/day)
Kitchen/Vegetable
waste 29 130 0.05 6.04 0.75 4.53 0.15 0.89 17.26
corn stalk 60 350 0.11 39.84 0.65 25.89 0.35 0.96 117.36
Water hyacinth 25 200 0.02 4.20 0.69 2.90 0.17 0.83 27.99
Total 680 50.07 33.32 162.60
TOO
C/N ratio 36.50 HIGH
DS(%) 25.85 NO MAKE THICK
MAKE DILUTE
D. Digester Design and Output

Total waste= 680 kg

DS(%) 25.85
DS required(%)= 8%

Digester
feeding= 175.78 kg Ds/Day
Water added= 2197.25 l/day

Digester
feeding= 2877.25 l/day
2.87725 m3/day
DIGESTER SIZE
Gas Biogas
Digester Digester Storage storage plant
feeding(m3/day) HRT(Days) volume(m3) time(hr) vol.(m3) Size(m3)
2.87725 40 115.09 0 0 115.1
ANNEX2
ANNEX3

Corn Production and Cornstalk residue Calculation in Lekhnath Municipality , Kaski

Lekhnath1,8-15 Lekhnath2-7
Fiscal Year Area Production Productivity Area Production Productivity
Hec Ton Ton/hec Hec Ton Ton/hec
2067/68 1344 5376 4 811 3244 4
2068/69 1326.5 5040.7 3.8 808 2828 3.5
2069/70 1324.5 5033.1 3.8 1258 4906.2 3.9
Average 1331.67 5149.93 3.87 959.00 3659.40 3.80
Area(m2) 13316667 9590000
Total Land area(sq.ft) 151233422 160922188.9
Total Land area(sq.m.) 14068225 14969505.94
Ropani 26175.781 18850.49338
Land used % for cropping 94.66 64.06
Crop residue(%) 0.65kg/m2 2 0.65kg/m2 2
Crop residue(kg) 8655833.3 10299867 6233500 7318800
5% residue available(kg) 432791.67 311675
substrate available per
day(kg) 1185.73 853.90

ANNEX 4
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